Alice Hoffman

Born:	March 16, 1952 (1952-03-16) (age 55) New York City, New York
Occupation:	Novelist, young-adult writer, children's writer
Nationality:	American
Writing period:	1977 - present
Genres:	Magic realism, fantasy, historical fiction
Debut works:	Novel: Property Of (1977) Young-adult novel: Aquamarine (2001) Children's book: Fireflies: A Winter's Tale (1999)
Website:	alicehoffman.com

Alice Hoffman (born March 16, 1952) is an American novelist and young-adult and children's writer, best known for her 1995 novel Practical Magic, which was adapted for a 1998 film of the same name. Her 2000 novel The River King was made into a 2005 film starring Edward Burns. Many of her works fall into the genre of magic realism and contain elements of magic, irony, and non-standard romances and relationships. March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... This article is about work. ... This article is about the literary concept. ... Young adult (YA) literature is literature written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents. ... “Childrens books” redirects here. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... See also: 1976 in literature, other events of 1977, 1978 in literature, list of years in literature. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... Magic realism (or magical realism) is an artistic genre in which magical elements appear in an otherwise realistic setting. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... Look up historical fiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Aquamarine is a novel by Alice Hoffman, published in April 2001. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the literary concept. ... Young adult (YA) literature is literature written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents. ... “Childrens books” redirects here. ... The year 1995 in literature involved some significant events and new books. ... The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ... Practical Magic was a 1998 film in which Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman star as witches who carry on a family legacy of witchcraft and tragedy. ... Edward Burns Jr. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... Magic realism (or magical realism) is an artistic genre in which magical elements appear in an otherwise realistic setting. ... Not to be confused with Magic (illusion). ... Ironic redirects here. ... This article primarily discusses philosophical ideologies in relation to the subject of romantic love. ...

Biography

Born in New York City, and raised on Long Island, Hoffman graduated from Adelphi University, where she received her BA, and received an MA in creative writing from Stanford University, where she was an Edith Mirrielees Fellow. Her first job was at the Doubleday publishing house, which later published two of her novels. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... Adelphi University is a private university located in Garden City, in Nassau County, New York. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from technical writing. ... “Stanford” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that The Crime Club be merged into this article or section. ...

She wrote the screenplay for the 1983 film Independence Day, starring Kathleen Quinlan and Diane Wiest. Kathleen Denise Quinlan (born November 19, 1954) is an Oscar nominated American actress, mostly seen on television and in motion pictures. ... Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American actress in stage, television, and film, and has received several awards in her career, including two Oscars. ...

Hoffman currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband. After being treated for breast cancer at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, she helped establish the hospital's Hoffman Breast Center.^[1] Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - City  7. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ...

Bibliography

Novels

• Property Of (1977)
• The Drowning Season (1979)
• Angel Landing (1980)
• White Horses (1982)
• Fortune's Daughter (1985)
• Illumination Night (1987)
• At Risk (1988)
• Seventh Heaven (1990)
• Turtle Moon (1992)
• Second Nature (1994)
• Practical Magic (1995)
• Here on Earth (1997)
• Local Girls (1999)
• The River King (2000)
• Blue Diary (2001)
• The Probable Future (2003)
• Blackbird House (2004)
• The Ice Queen (2005)
• Skylight Confessions (2007)

Here on Earth is the 1997 novel by Alice Hoffman, and was chosen as an Oprahs Book Club selection. ...

Young adult novels

• Aquamarine (2001)
• Indigo (2002)
• Green Angel (2003)
• Water Tales: Aquamarine & Indigo (omnibus edition) (2003)
• The Foretelling (2005)
• Incantation (2006)

Aquamarine is a novel by Alice Hoffman, published in April 2001. ... Indigo is a novel written by Marina Warner, published by Simon & Schuster in 1992. ... Green Angel is a 2003 young fiction written by Alice Hoffman. ...

Children's books

• Fireflies: A Winter's Tale (illustrated by Wayne McLoughlin) (1999)
• Horsefly (paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher) (2000)
• Moondog (with Wolfe Martin; illustrated by Yumi Heo) (2004)

External links

• Alice Hoffman's website
• Alice Hoffman at the Internet Movie Database
• Audio interview of Alice Hoffman, 1988 at Wired for Books.org by Don Swaim
• Radio Interview on WFMT's Writers on the Record with Victoria Lautman

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